by Todd Corayer | Jan 14, 2020 | Albie Fishing, Block Island, Bonito Fishing, Fluke Fishing, Fly Tying, Fresh Water Fishing, Ice Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
January’s calendar page means we’re largely confined to quarters unless there’s hard water for setting tip up’s or open water for launching a daredevil kayak trip for white perch. Deer season is in full swing on Block Island but with all this cold air and these short...
by Todd Corayer | Jan 8, 2020 | Fresh Water Fishing, Ice Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing, Trout Fishing
Each year we take a few weeks to look back on not just the calendar but more significantly, the characters who make this weekly stew pot of news, predictions, sarcasm and marginally accurate reports occasionally readable. This week is no exception; we get to meet some...
by Todd Corayer | Jan 2, 2020 | Rhode Island Fishermen
Each year it’s fun to reflect on some of the fishing characters we met on the water. Randy Julius is a favorite one, who left us far too soon.
by Todd Corayer | Dec 26, 2019 | Hunting in Rhode Island, Ice Fishing, Pheasant Hunting, Striped Bass Fishing
Winter, with her drapings of snow, curtains of north wind and blankets of ice to freeze ponds and pines, is near. She is challenging sportsmen kicking withered leaves against breaths of cold air and long nights. Wood stoves are replacing beach fires as daylight...
by Todd Corayer | Dec 14, 2019 | Fish Wrap Ponderings
None more dedicated, none more focused, none more passionate about the power of words and the organization who celebrated them. The Captain who kept our ship right, Randy Julius has left us. I am a better man and writer for having known him and his loving wife...
by Todd Corayer | Dec 10, 2019 | Fresh Water Fishing
Bob Buscher has done it. Numbers don’t lie, Bob Buscher is the best of the best. With just a few weeks before we start new fishing calendars, he finished his journey. South County Rhode Island’s favorite fisherman and media star has at last caught and released one...
by Todd Corayer | Dec 5, 2019 | Striped Bass Fishing
Dave Henault has left us. For the winter and for Southeast Asia. Dave’s the owner of Ocean State Tackle in Providence, a very well known figure in the fishing community and a total character. This winter, he’ll be riding his bicycle across three countries for...
by Todd Corayer | Nov 24, 2019 | New England Fishing Clubs, Striped Bass Fishing
Greg Vespe and Captain BJ Silvia stood in front of a packed Elks Lodge to talk tautog. As guest speakers for November’s RI Saltwater Anglers Association meeting, lots of antsy fishermen were eagerly awaiting their words of wisdom on how to find, catch and release...
by Todd Corayer | Nov 19, 2019 | New England Fishing Clubs, Striped Bass Fishing
Rich Heffernan smoothed his perfect grey mustache and surveyed the crowd. They were cold, hungry fishermen in fleece hats and sweatshirts, the salty uniforms of those who spent long nights in the surf. Rich was helping host the breakfast banquet of the 26th Rhode...
by Todd Corayer | Nov 1, 2019 | Striped Bass Fishing
I came because I love to fish,” said Pat Green. Sitting in a stark white Cape Cod conference room with an impromptu bar on one side and a plate of smoked salmon on the other, Pat was happy to be out of the rain. Fall was delivering a third day of biblical...
